Staff Nurse – Outpatient Clinics

Description for Internal Candidates

Provides direct and indirect age‑specific care for assigned patients in the Outpatient Clinic per scheduled shifts. Responsible for professional performance and safe patient care. The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and care coordination for patients across the healthcare continuum involving families. Abides by the Joint Commission International (JCI) requirements including International Patient Safety Goals and national and international standards.

Provides age‑specific patient‑centered care utilizing the nursing process.

• Performs patient assessment using appropriate problem‑focused and age‑specific assessment techniques.
• Performs continual critical care assessment of patient and family’s physical and psychological needs.
• Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.
• Collaborates with a multi‑disciplinary team to provide patient care.
• Coordinates and plans critical care clinical pathway and prioritizes care based on individual needs.
• Revises the care plan as necessary and initiates appropriate transfer plans.
• Recognizes subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.
• Documents all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital departmental standards.
• Ensures availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.
• Performs clerical duties when needed.
• Assumes responsibility for meeting Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) required mandatory education (e.g., fire safety, infection control).
• Participates in staff meetings, unit committees, and projects.
• Participates in developing and achieving unit goals.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Performs safe handling and administration of Narcotic, Controlled, and Semi‑Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures.
• Ensures completion of unit competencies (e.g., pain management and utilization of Emergency Department devices).
• Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice.
• Completes yearly critical care nursing competencies (basic).
• Participates in unit‑based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities, data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, medication error reporting, etc.
• Participates in ongoing educational activities and maintains mandatory educational requirements.
• Performs additional duties when required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (minimum of 3 years full‑time course duration) or Degree in Nursing (minimum 2 years course duration) and Registration as a Registered Nurse from Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand.
• Must hold a valid license/registration to practice in the home country and/or country of last employment (where applicable).
• Must hold a minimum of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification or others according to the scope of practice.
• Minimum of 2 years of recent post‑graduate experience in an Outpatient Department (OPD) setting.
• Knowledge of and ability to render care and services based on age, appropriateness, and developmental needs of patients.
• Skills in the assessment of patient and family’s physical and psychological needs.
• Skills in coordination and planning of care and prioritizing care based on individual needs.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is essential.